2021 · Q46
Consider the following statements about Patanjali’s Mahabhashya:
- 1It makes a mention of Kautilya.
- 2It is a book on grammar and refers to historical personalities only incidentally.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
General KnowledgeHistory of India
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Patanjali's Mahabhashya is a commentary on selected rules of Panini's Ashtadhyayi (with Katyayana's Varttikas) - that is, a work on Sanskrit grammar which refers to historical personalities such as the Mauryas only incidentally, so statement 2 is correct. It makes no mention of Kautilya, so statement 1 is false. Hence 2 only is correct.